Merivale

AUCTIONS SOAR: TENNYSON TO MERIVALE AND FIGTREE TO DENFISH

Posted on December 2nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Plenty of big names were amongst the crowd that overflowed the auction room of Ray White yesterday for sale of the top-billing Tennyson Hotel and regional stronghold the Figtree Hotel. The auction began with Wollongong’s Figtree, possessing a huge 9,300

PUBS WAKING TO THE ALLURE OF COFFEE CULTURE

Posted on September 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Just as the gastro pub is drawing dining custom from restaurants, plenty of pubs have tapped into the all-day allure of fine coffee and the café atmosphere. The $6 billion annual coffee service industry has been in strong growth for

PADDINGTON BACK INN AND BOASTING MORE HATS

Posted on September 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of Australia’s most profitable and populous pub ‘burbs continues to set the bar, with Solotel’s commemorative relaunch of Paddington Inn coinciding with two new Hats for the area. [caption id="attachment_7172" align="alignright" width="196"] Bruce & Anna Solomon. Photos by Fiora

HEMMES RESCUES ALEXANDRIA HOTEL IN ‘SPUR OF THE MOMENT’

Posted on August 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After more than a year of outrage, inner-west residents are celebrating the news Merivale has bought and will reopen the landmark Alexandria Hotel. Development company Centennial Property Group purchased the hotel a couple of years ago, and in the first

PUB’S FUTURE IS FOOD: THE BEST

Posted on July 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A parliament of hungry minds assembled recently at the offices of AHA NSW to hear expert insights into the ‘Future of Food’ in pubs. An esteemed panel of chefs and industry cornerstones headlined the event for St.George’s Business Banking division,

MERIVALE’S NEWPORT ARMED AND READY TO REOPEN

Posted on March 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A few action-packed months later than anticipated, Merivale is about to unleash “one of [our] biggest ventures” with all the pomp and brilliance its patrons have come to expect. Good Friday (25 March) will see the doors thrown open to

ANOTHER MERIVALE ‘MERICLE’ OF MARKETING UNLEASHED

Posted on February 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Kick-starting the party on Wednesday night, Merivale’s latest festival embodies the “decadence” trend as well as the award-winning group’s new centralised and cutting-edge marketing. Late 2015 the Merivale marketing machine launched a new concept, aiming to better even engage its

MERIVALE SET TO REOPEN THE NEWPORT IN JANUARY

Posted on December 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has announced concrete plans for the highly anticipated re-launch of the Northern Beaches landmark that was one of the biggest sales of 2015. Purchasing the sprawling 11-hectare property in March for around $47 million, the ever-dynamic group took possession

PADDINGTON ON FIRE WITH MERIVALE CHICKEN-SHOP PUB

Posted on November 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has unveiled its most anticipated new venue ever, throwing open the doors of its chicken-flavoured The Paddington yesterday. After purchasing the Paddington Arms from Joe Saleh in February 2014, Justin Hemmes went on to become absorbed in another eastern

MERIVALE BRINGS FASHION & STYLE TO NEW WHISKY BAR

Posted on November 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Justin Hemmes’ Merivale masterpiece rolls on, with a first class whisky bar and tribute to the group’s fashion roots throwing the doors open Wednesday. Swathed in everything imaginable to enhance a whisky experience, J&M is a tribute to the late,